Right now, local time in Pita Kotte is 23:15 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Pita Kotte ranks #5252 worldwide by population and #7 in Sri Lanka.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo GMT+5:30
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 5m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 11h 52m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 11h 43m (winter) – 12h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Pita Kotte — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.8905° N, 79.9015° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 118,179 · #5252 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Pita Kotte through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.89° S, 100.10° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,209 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Pita Kotte today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 16:11
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 294.8° from north (WNW (295°))
Full prayer timetable for Pita Kotte — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Pita Kotte sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Sri Lanka.
Pita Kotte's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,549 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,078 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.89° N, 79.90° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 09:45 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 11:45 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 14:45 | −8h 30m |
| London | 17:45 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 18:45 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 20:45 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 21:45 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 23:15 | same time |
| Singapore | 01:45 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 01:45 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 02:45 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 04:45 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Pita Kotte
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Pita Kotte local time:
Cities sharing Pita Kotte's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo23:15
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia23:15
- Maharagama23:15
- Jaffna23:15
- Moratuwa23:15
- Negombo23:15
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte23:15
- Kandy23:15
- Trincomalee23:15
- Kalmunai23:15
- Galle23:15
- Point Pedro23:15
Distances from Pita Kotte
| Mumbai | 1,549 km | NNW (331°) |
| Singapore | 2,722 km | ESE (102°) |
| Dubai | 3,316 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,051 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,580 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,849 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,521 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,719 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,742 km | SE (127°) |
| São Paulo | 14,025 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 14,446 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,078 km | NNE (22°) |
Cities near Pita Kotte
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte1 km · 23:15
- Battaramulla South2 km · 23:15
- Kotikawatta4 km · 23:15
- Kolonnawa5 km · 23:15
- Maharagama5 km · 23:15
- Mulleriyawa6 km · 23:15
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia7 km · 23:15
- Kelaniya8 km · 23:15
FAQ
What time is it in Pita Kotte right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Pita Kotte (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Pita Kotte in?
Pita Kotte runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Pita Kotte observe daylight saving time?
Pita Kotte does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Pita Kotte today?
Pita Kotte sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 11h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Pita Kotte tonight?
The moon phase over Pita Kotte tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Pita Kotte?
The antipode of Pita Kotte — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.89° S, 100.10° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,209 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Pita Kotte?
Pita Kotte lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Pita Kotte?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Pita Kotte, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.